SB38 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Linda Coleman-MadisonSenator

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Rodger SmithermanVivian Davis FiguresPriscilla Dunn

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Alabama Land Bank Authority, powers and duties further provided for, Secs. 24-9-4 to 24-9-8, inclusive, 40-10-132 am'd; Sec. 24-9-10 added

Summary

SB38 expands the Alabama Land Bank Authority’s powers, creates local land bank authorities, and sets procedures for acquiring, foreclosing on, and redeveloping tax-delinquent and other properties to benefit communities, especially for low-income housing.

What This Bill Does

The bill broadens definitions to allow intergovernmental cooperation with local authorities and enables creation of local land bank authorities by counties or municipalities. It lets the land bank foreclose on and take title to certain properties and acquire property by purchase, donation, or exchange. It allows the land bank to request transfer of the state’s interest in long-untaxed properties and lays out how those properties can be conveyed or disposed of. It also creates a framework for forming local land bank authorities when delinquent properties exceed a threshold and establishes a quiet-title process to vest title in the land bank.

Who It Affects

• Local governments (counties and municipalities) and the Alabama Land Bank Authority, including any new local authorities, by enabling transfers, joint actions, and property management under intergovernmental agreements.
• Neighborhood nonprofit groups and housing developers focused on low-income housing, who may receive priority in property disposition and may enter development agreements with the land bank.

Key Provisions

• Defines 'agreement' as intergovernmental cooperation between the land bank and a local authority and defines 'local authority' as a county/municipality-created body for transferring property to the land bank.
• Authorizes the land bank to initiate foreclosure actions and to acquire title to property by purchase, donation, or exchange, with procedures for such actions.
• Allows the land bank to request transfer of the state’s interest in tax-delinquent properties held by the state for at least five years, and provides conveyance procedures and eligibility rules for these properties.
• Requires orderly disposition of properties held by the land bank (inventory, classification, and terms for sale/lease/trade), with a preference for low-income housing and community development, and restrictions against investment-only dispositions.
• Distributes sale or disposition proceeds among the land bank, recovery of expenses, and local ad valorem tax recipients, with emphasis on funding public benefits and housing development.
• Establishes the creation of local land bank authorities when delinquent properties exceed 1,000, including incorporation, powers identical to the state authority, and ability to form intergovernmental agreements for property transfer.

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Subjects

Alabama Land Bank Authority